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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-AEN, WLA-AEN, AEN-HHS, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 04-17-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Labs and the National Lab of the Rockies confirm electrical
- National Lab of the<00:23:04.320><c> Rockies</c><00:23:05.080><c> confirm</c><00:23:05.560><c> electrical
- </c><00:23:06.040><c> and</c> the Rockies confirm electrical and the Rockies confirm electrical and water-related
Bills:
HCR206
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
data centers, electric utilities, Hawaii State Energy Office, renewable energy, environmental impact, regulatory safeguards, ratepayers, grid reliability, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committees met on several concurrent resolutions focused on energy, agriculture, water, and food security. Testimony on HCR 206 HD1 concerned the Hawaii State Energy Office and data centers, with comments submitted by the PUC, the Energy Office, and others; the measure was recommended for passage without amendment, though one committee deferred formal action until a later meeting because of quorum issues. HCR 31, recognizing 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in Hawaii, received strong support from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, which emphasized managed grazing, groundwater infiltration, and food production; it was recommended and adopted as passed unamended. HCR 33, on the Pua Kōloa sewage project, was amended to add UH Hilo as a stakeholder and resource for research, monitoring, and technical assistance, then recommended for passage with amendments.
The committees also heard and advanced a series of resolutions on environmental and land-use issues. HCR 36 establishing a sister-state relationship with Okayama, HCR 19 designating March as March for Water Month, HCR 162 creating an arts and data mapping task force, HCR 61 on reforestation investment, HCR 106 endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and HCR 178 urging a Maui water set-aside were all recommended for passage as is and adopted. HCR 14, authorizing a perpetual non-exclusive easement for drainage purposes, was recommended for passage with technical, non-substantive amendments. HCR 179, addressing the Aha Moku Advisory Committee, was amended to create a working group with legislative, Aha Moku, DLNR, and OHA representation to report back for the 2027 session, and was recommended for passage with amendments.
In the agriculture and environment hearing, HCR 117 on statewide food security drew testimony from a high school student and others stressing Hawaii’s vulnerability to supply disruptions and the need for local food resilience; it was passed as is. HCR 103, supporting expanded tree canopy and shade trees to reduce urban heat islands, also passed as is after a member noted storm damage concerns and suggested careful plant selection. HCR 180, urging the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to explore co-locating renewable energy projects with agricultural reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure, received strong support from Molokai Clean Energy Hui and others describing the Kalaupapa Reservoir floating solar project and its community planning process; it was passed as is. HCR 144 HD2, calling for a comprehensive statewide food security strategy, was also recommended and adopted without amendment.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 19 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 3229, bonds authorize revenue bonds to be issued to pay for damage to electric utilities
- to pay for revenue bonds to be issued to pay for damage<00:15:58.080><c> to</c><00:15:58.480><c> electric
- /c><00:15:59.040><c> utilities</c><00:15:59.440><c> caused</c><00:15:59.760><c> by</c> damage to electric
- utilities caused by damage to electric utilities caused by 2026<00:16:00.719><c> winter</c><00:16:01.120
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, they got into a pretty good fight with General Electric.
- General Electric.
- And here's what it says: In a recent lawsuit between General Electric and EPA, a district court allowed
- And it's one of the impressive sources of energy because it can do both electricity generation and direct
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-29 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please read the next bill: Senate Bill 288, a bill to be entitled an act relating to rural electric cooperatives
- Electric cooperatives serve approximately 2.7 million Floridians in 57 counties and must balance growing
- electricity needs with affordability and reliability.
- Please read the bill a third time: Senate Bill 288, a bill to be entitled an act relating to rural electric
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-24 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4188 - Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protection - Part 3 - 05/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
- legislative coalition, allied charities, vets organizations, citizens against gambling, Canterbury Park, electric
- With insufficient votes in the house, the A21 fails. gambling, Canterbury Park, electric gambling, Canterbury
- Park, electric gaming<00:01:08.840><c> groups,</c><00:01:09.120><c> and</c><00:01:09.320><c> problem
Summary:
The committee took up a series of amendments to the bill. Representative Keagle’s A21 amendment, which would have prohibited online sweepstakes games, raised the paddle wheel prize value, and added Hessian pepper as a social skill game, was discussed with support cited from a broad coalition of organizations, but it failed on a roll call vote. The A27 amendment, directing the Department of Commerce to perform a 62J evaluation of home care nursing services, was then adopted after members described it as a temporary step toward a longer-term solution for disability home care issues.
Senator French’s A11 amendment, which raises the cap on deposits into the consumer protection restitution account and changes how those funds are distributed to eligible consumers, was also adopted. Representative O’Driscoll then offered the H.F. 4188 A22 amendment, described by counsel as incorporating language from House File 4333 on short-term and long-term home care insurance; members supported it as a way to expand private insurance options, and it was adopted.
Finally, Representative Keagle moved Article 3, Section 11, a provision to reimburse clinical trainees providing mental health services at full rates, and that motion was adopted as well. Afterward, the committee authorized nonpartisan staff to make technical or necessary corrections to the bill, noted that the bill would not be wrapped up that day, and then adjourned.
MN
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Feb 3rd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- EEG comes from Greek words that basically mean an electrical recording of brain activity.
- We have underappreciated the electrical element of the brain's electrochemical process and focused on
- The interesting thing, though, is that it's the electricity in the circuitry of the brain that drives
Committee:
House Veterans and Armed Forces
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-General Government and Transportation Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- we'll have an idea of how much savings those LEDs are going to save us across the entirety of that electrical
- Our airside projects that are currently ongoing include seven pavement projects and one electrical project
- On the electrical phase, which is about to be completed, about $3 Million, you can see there 111,000
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- fence; a string of electric fence would do as well.
- fence; a string of electric fence would do as well.
- </c> plywood something like that an electric plywood something like that an electric fence<01:08:22.400
- </c><01:08:23.640><c> fence</c> fence a string of of an electric fence fence a string of of an electric
- </c> be solar Farms as well as electric be solar Farms as well as electric transmission<02:07:27.639>
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> House Bill 978, House Draft 1, relating to electric utilities.
- Next up, we have HB 978, HD1, relating to electric utilities.
- Next up, we have HB 978, HD1, relating to electric utilities.
- Next up, we have HB 978, HD1, relating to electric utilities.
- </c><02:14:36.559><c> utilities</c> HD1 relating to Electric utilities HD1 relating to Electric utilities
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several transportation and consumer-related bills. HB 496, relating to mamaki tea labeling, drew support from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Weights and Measures, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, which said the bill would help protect a culturally important crop and the Hawaii brand. Members questioned Agriculture about staffing and whether the bill was being used to reopen a package-labeling inspection branch; the department said it currently has no Oahu inspectors for that function but has a place for an additional inspector. No opposition was registered on the measure.
HB 978, relating to electric utilities, and HB 1316, relating to DLNR/park reservations, were also heard. HB 1316 received support from State Parks, and members discussed where reservation fees would go and whether the statewide reservation system for three parks would cover its costs; the committee indicated a change would be made so fees go to the special fund. HB 914, relating to water carriers, drew support or comments from the PUC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. The main discussion focused on the proposed automatic rate-adjustment mechanism tied to the GDP price index, with members asking for alternative index ideas and questioning whether the PUC already had authority to adopt such a mechanism. Young Brothers said the measure would provide clarity and help recover inflationary costs, while the chair raised concerns about repeated rate increases and asked for further testimony on possible alternative indices.
HB 1161, relating to transportation and road usage charges, received support from the Insurance Division, DOT, and the State Energy Office, with comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Members asked whether counties need state authorization to adopt mileage-based charges and why the bill included funding for implementation; DOT said it is helping counties build the data collection and billing system and that Honolulu is handling much of the collection work. A question was also raised about whether plug-in hybrids would be covered, and DOT said vehicles under the federal electric-vehicle definition would be included. HB 1301, relating to transportation network companies, drew opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, Lyft, and Uber, all arguing that classifying TNCs as common carriers and changing liability rules would raise costs, reduce access, and disrupt the current statewide framework. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't have electricity, but they are owned by private citizens likely that have been neglected through
- They don't have electricity, but they are owned by private citizens likely that have been neglected through
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
Summary:
The Civil Law and Procedure Committee met at 10:15 a.m. on May 26 and established a quorum. The first item was House Resolution 307 by Representative Dana Henry, which would create a task force to study expropriation, acquisition, and related issues tied to economic development in New Orleans East and the Louisiana International Terminal project. The resolution was described as focused on identifying underdeveloped parcels, clarifying ownership, and ensuring due process and safeguards against illegal takings. The chair moved to report H.R. 307 favorably, and it was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 228 by Senator Duplessis, a proposed constitutional amendment to allow public funds to be used to replace drinking water utility service lines on private property, specifically to enable use of federal funds for lead pipe replacement on both sides of the water meter. Testimony from the sponsor and Paul Rainwater emphasized that the measure is narrowly tailored, intended to avoid the Constitution’s donation prohibition, and needed to access already-granted federal money. Members discussed why a constitutional amendment was necessary, whether the wording should specify federal funds, and whether the proposal could confuse voters.
A draft 6.8A report recommended reporting SB 228 without amendments and noted a possible conflict with House Bill 603 because both measures amend the same constitutional section. The committee adopted the 6.8A report without objection, then approved a motion to report SB 228 without amendments. The meeting adjourned without further action.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026 Joint Budget Subcommittee on General Government / Local Assistance - 03/18/2026
Transcript Highlights:
- can do to alleviate some of those rising costs, whether it is mandated costs or just a cost like electricity
- But the individuals back home are making the decision whether to pay their electric bill or pay for food
Summary:
The Budget Subcommittee on General Government and Local Assistance held its first meeting on the 2026/2027 state budget, with opening remarks from Senate Co-Chair Senator James Skoufis and Assembly Co-Chair Assembly Member Michaelle Solages. They introduced members, designated secretaries, and identified the agencies and budget areas under the subcommittee’s purview, including tax and finance, the Division of Budget, ethics and lobbying, financial services, general services, state charges, inspector general, state, audit and control, tax appeals, IT services, aid to localities, statewide financial systems, the Board of Elections, alcohol beverage control, and miscellaneous general government.
Discussion focused on affordability, local government aid, and the strain on municipalities from rising costs, aging infrastructure, and state mandates. Senator Walczyk emphasized lowering taxes, reducing regulations, and increasing support for local governments, including AIM and CHIPS funding, while criticizing high housing, energy, and insurance costs. Assembly Minority members echoed concerns about the 2 percent property tax cap, utility bills, mandated costs, and the need for more permanent aid rather than temporary assistance. Assembly Member Ari Brown argued that the proposals did not provide enough long-term certainty, noting differences among the Governor’s, Assembly’s, and Senate’s funding levels for municipal aid and related programs.
Assembly Member Burdick also supported stronger funding for municipalities, drawing on his local government experience. The co-chairs noted that no table target had yet been received and that negotiations would continue on open issues in general government. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after brief closing remarks about ongoing budget talks among the Senate, Assembly, and Governor.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- who called the Target offices because he was angry that they were sending his teenage daughter baby supply
- :10:30.480><c> baby</c> sending his teenage daughter uh baby sending his teenage daughter uh baby supply
- </c><00:10:32.400><c> They</c><00:10:32.719><c> like</c><00:10:33.040><c> baby</c> supply advertisements
- They like baby supply advertisements.
- owns the property, where bills that are sent by the municipalities like a tax bill, water bill, electric
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, utility bills, rents are going up, and heat, electricity, etc.
- But 2024 was a very light year for electricity, because you only spent the 1.544 for—well, the 71,000
- year for electricity cuz you only<01:41:51.360><c> spent</c><01:41:52.199><c> the</c><01:41:52.320><
- Oh, okay, we renegotiated with the electric company through DAS. Yes, it's a significant savings.
- </c> renegotiated ah with the electric renegotiated ah with the electric company<04:03:22.359><c> through
Summary:
The committee reviewed the Department of Corrections budget, with the chair initially noting that the overall numbers looked close to fiscal year 2024 spending, except for federal funds. Department officials explained that prior ARPA expenditures and delayed revenue recognition had distorted the comparison, and that the corrected general fund spend was about $169.7 million. Members then focused on whether the budget’s staffing assumptions were realistic, especially the shift from overtime to full-time lines and the use of vacant positions to offset overtime costs. The department said it is leaning on vacancy savings, but would return for additional appropriations if unforeseen staffing problems arise.
A major portion of the discussion centered on recruitment, retention, and staffing levels. Officials reported a 42% vacancy rate in enforcement ranks, down from 51% in January 2023, with 28 new officers headed to the next academy and 33 new hires already tracked. They said overtime is more expensive than regular staffing because of benefits and that it takes about 11 months for a new hire to break even. Members also asked about the split between incarcerated and supervised populations; the department said it oversees about 1,970 inmates in facilities and just over 4,000 people in the community, with 77 positions supervising the community population and the inmate population remaining the most expensive area.
The committee also discussed how sentencing and statutory changes affect incarceration levels, including misdemeanor/felony thresholds and theft thresholds, with the department agreeing that such changes can significantly affect prison and jail populations. Members asked about education and recidivism, and the department said base education is the most important foundation, followed by vocational training, while noting that many incarcerated men lack a high school diploma. The department also described a $1.3 million reduction in contracted forensic evaluation services, explaining that these evaluations are court-ordered competency assessments and are not statutorily required to be provided by DOC. Finally, members reviewed victim services funding and staffing, including VOCA-supported positions, and the department explained that a new victim witness specialist would help support survivors at parole hearings and safety planning.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 119 May 13th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- (PUC) that establishes a first allotment of residential electricity Allotment of residential electricity
- Full annual bill means the projected electricity or gas consumption of a participant in a calendar year
- Investor-owned utility or utility means a retail electric utility, retail gas utility, or a combined
- retail electric and gas utility in the state that is regulated by the commission and is not a cooperative
- electric ...and is not a cooperative electric association or a municipal association or a municipal.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- deleting after the word 'the' and before the word 'for.' the word 'utility' and inserting the words 'electric
- and crypto mining facilities pay their portion of infrastructure costs associated with significant electric
Committee:
Senate Energy
Keywords:
HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider certain pending nominations. Apr 29th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We clean up the gas, we burn it in turbines to make electricity, and then we recover the heat off the
- turbines to make electricity. make steam to heat this back up.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
Keywords:
nominations, William Kimmett, Kenneth Keyes, Commerce Department, Tax Policy, economic agenda, trade, tax cuts, public testimony
Summary:
This meeting of the committee was centered around the consideration of nominations for two key positions: William Kimmett as Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Keyes as Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Members were given the opportunity to provide remarks on the nominees, with discussions revealing contrasting views on their potential impact on U.S. economic policy. While some members expressed support for the nominees, highlighting their qualifications and expertise, others voiced strong opposition, arguing that their confirmation would further a harmful economic agenda that favors billionaires over average Americans. Senator Wyden, the ranking member, emphasized concerns about trade chaos and the detrimental effects on workers and businesses across the country.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Council Feb 13th, 2025
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For our infrastructure projects, we have two electrical infrastructure project upgrades at our hospitals
- For Napa, we propose $7.27 million in General Fund for the working drawings phase of their electrical
- The project will upgrade the electrical distribution infrastructure from a 2.4 kilovolt to a 12-kilovolt
- The electrical infrastructure for both of these hospitals was installed in the 1970s, so it is over 50
- These projects are necessary to ensure resilient and reliable primary and backup electrical flow to our